Sunday, February 07, 2010
another weekend gone
Not much to report on our end. We enjoyed another somewhat lazy weekend in Des Moines. Becky went over to Emma's house to play and Al and I went on a date. That was nice. Thanks Sarah and Vicky! Larry and Donna came to visit on Saturday and we did some eating and some shopping and playing with them. It's always so nice to see them. Becky told me after they left, "I just miss Grandma and Grandpa so much." Today was sitting around watching the snow fall again, wondering how much we were going to get and eating snacks while watching the Super Bowl. That's always fun to do. And I know this year Al won't be sick all night and have to go to the emergency room and have his appendix out tomorrow. Been there, done that! Gosh, was that really two years ago? Tomorrow it's back to the normal week, I guess. At least we got to enjoy a little bit of our weekend instead of running around crazy.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
new doll
Becky, like most of the rest of us, couldn't wait to spend her Christmas money. She saw a commercial on TV that had a doll that could walk and stand up on its own. She knew she had to have it. We found it for half price after Christmas. She has had so much fun playing with it. It's pretty cool what it can do. Al and I are just hoping it doesn't turn into Chucky!
sledding
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Christmas with Larry's kids
Christmas in Spencer
Christmas Day
Christmas morning
Saturday, January 02, 2010
Christmas Eve
We decided to head to Spencer on Christmas Eve to beat the weather. Good thing we did. There was a lot of snow on Christmas Day and no way we would have made it to Spencer. In the tradition of Christmas Eve, Becky got to open one package. Bet you can't guess what it is!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Christmas with Mom's family
Last night we made a quick trip down to Mt. Ayr to celebrate Christmas with my mom's family. We had a great time. We intended to only stay a couple hours, but that turned into almost four due to Grandama's stories and Christmas game fun. We give her a pretty hard time, but we sure get a lot of laughs!
The weather driving last night was just rainy headed south. We are hoping to be able to make it to Spencer safely today to beat the winter storm. Merry Christmas everyone!
Santa's Lap
We made a quick trip to the mall on Tuesday night so Becky could sit on Santa's lap. This was the first year where she really got it, was excited about it, and loved it. (Last year, he just got a high-five!) This year, she climbed up on his lap, told him exactly what she wanted, and even gave him a hug. She was so good she got two treats!
busy weekend
We had a busy weekend filled with family and friends. We did Christmas with my brothers and families and Dad and Patti. Then we had my cousin Dustin's wedding and then another Christmas in Mt. Ayr and then Survivor finale at the Boedings. We were all pretty tired on Monday! Good thing we get a few days of relaxing in Spencer this weekend!
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
snow day!
Who doesn't love a good old-fashioned snow day? We are all home today. It's scrambled eggs and ham in the morning, movies on TV, homemade pizza while watching Star Wars. Who knows what fun the afternoon will bring. Does it get any better than this? The only disappointing thing about this snow day is that it is so cold outside, we can't go play in the new fallen snow. Good thing this 14.5 inches will be around for a while so we can go play! Hope everyone has managed to stay safe in this blizzard!
Sunday, December 06, 2009
Christmas cookies
We got to watch our nieces the weekend after Thanksgiving. We had so much fun. We went swimming at the Urbandale indoor pool, went to Chuck E. Cheese's, and Kaitlyn got to visit the downtown library. That was all on Saturday! On Sunday, we just took it kind of easy. We did get to make sugar cookies though. It was a lot of fun. Becky and Becca were a mess by the time we were done, and their cookies were loaded with sugar. Kaitlyn was much more creative and careful. She even lasted until the bitter end with me, while the younger girls gave up to go play.

Christmas tree
finished tree
We put up our Christmas tree a couple weeks ago. Becky had a lot of fun this year looking at all of her ornaments and hanging them on the tree. You may notice that our tree is a little lop-sided this year because all her ornaments are hung in one area. But that's what it's supposed to look like when your kid is still little; right?
Disney on Ice
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